{news} Animal law conference at Quinnipiac Oct. 25

[David Bedell]

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Animal law conference Oct. 25
 
The School of Law's Animal Law Society and the Connecticut Bar Association's Animal Law Committee will host a conference, "Justice for Animals: The State of the Law in Connecticut," Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Grand Courtroom in the School of Law Center.
 
The morning session is from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The following experts will deliver presentations:
- Dana Campbell, chief contract attorney for the Animal Legal Defense Fund's criminal justice program 
- Joseph LaMotta, assistant state's attorney for Connecticut 
- Owen Little, animal control officer of East Haven.

The afternoon session is from 1:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. and will focus on issues under consideration by the Connecticut Legislature's Task Force on Animal Cruelty and the Circle of Violence. The following experts will deliver presentations:
- Joanne Bourbeau, New England regional director of The Humane Society of the United States 
- Attorney Debora M. Bresch, legislative liaison of the Eastern region of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and president and director of Connecticut Votes for Animals 
- Susan Linker, vice president and director of Connecticut Votes for Animals and chief executive officer of Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary 
- Jeanne Milstein, Connecticut child advocate 
- State Rep. Diana Urban, chairwoman of the Connecticut Legislature's Task Force on Animal Cruelty and the Circle of Violence

This free event is open to the public.
 
For more information, contact Kerry Patton, president of Quinnipiac's
Animal Law Society chapter at kerry.patton@ quinnipiac.edu or call
Quinnipiac public relations at 203-582-8652.
 
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